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Kipnuk, Alaska, is disappearing.
Flooding is eroding the permafrost bank protecting the village, and a $20 million EPA grant meant to stop it was abruptly canceled in May.
Flooding is eroding the permafrost bank protecting the village, and a $20 million EPA grant meant to stop it was abruptly canceled in May.
Floods are swallowing their village. But for them and others, the EPA has cut the lifeline.
The Trump administration has pulled more than $2.7 billion in climate grants, hitting vulnerable communities the hardest.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Kipnuk, Alaska, is disappearing.
Flooding is eroding the permafrost bank protecting the village, and a $20 million EPA grant meant to stop it was abruptly canceled in May.
Flooding is eroding the permafrost bank protecting the village, and a $20 million EPA grant meant to stop it was abruptly canceled in May.
Edgemere in Queens was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. But while the city is building new protections in some areas, residents here are still waiting.
Floodlight went to hear their stories: “They’re fortifying Manhattan. So where’s the investment for us?”
Floodlight went to hear their stories: “They’re fortifying Manhattan. So where’s the investment for us?”
Inside New York City's Forgotten Coast
The working class community of Edgemere is among New York City's most flood prone neighborhoods but a decade after officials promised to cut flood risks in the long neglected neighborhood, critics…
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November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Edgemere in Queens was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. But while the city is building new protections in some areas, residents here are still waiting.
Floodlight went to hear their stories: “They’re fortifying Manhattan. So where’s the investment for us?”
Floodlight went to hear their stories: “They’re fortifying Manhattan. So where’s the investment for us?”
Residents of the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast are bracing for a two-year exemption loosening emissions standards at some petrochemical plants — a move that could pump nearly 5.3 million additional tons of air pollution each year into their neighborhoods.
Trump moves to boost greenhouse, toxic emissions in Gulf states
Expansions at five petrochemical plants in Texas and Louisiana could add the equivalent of more than 1 million cars’ worth of pollution, advocates say
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November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Residents of the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast are bracing for a two-year exemption loosening emissions standards at some petrochemical plants — a move that could pump nearly 5.3 million additional tons of air pollution each year into their neighborhoods.
After Hurricane Sandy, NYC began installing major flood protections around Lower Manhattan. But in one Queens neighborhood devastated by the superstorm, residents say little has changed.
“Why is Edgemere different? Because we don't have Wall Street here?”
“Why is Edgemere different? Because we don't have Wall Street here?”
‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind.
A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as vulnerable.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
After Hurricane Sandy, NYC began installing major flood protections around Lower Manhattan. But in one Queens neighborhood devastated by the superstorm, residents say little has changed.
“Why is Edgemere different? Because we don't have Wall Street here?”
“Why is Edgemere different? Because we don't have Wall Street here?”
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Few American cities are more vulnerable to sea level rise than New York City.
The coastal community of Edgemere, Queens was among the hardest-hit during Superstorm Sandy. A decade later, residents still wait for promised flood protections.
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The coastal community of Edgemere, Queens was among the hardest-hit during Superstorm Sandy. A decade later, residents still wait for promised flood protections.
With @floodlightnews.org + @theguardian.com:
‘We Are Forgotten Here’: As NYC Builds Seawalls, This Queens…
A decade after city officials promised to protect Edgemere against floods, residents say the neighborhood remains just as vulnerable.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Few American cities are more vulnerable to sea level rise than New York City.
The coastal community of Edgemere, Queens was among the hardest-hit during Superstorm Sandy. A decade later, residents still wait for promised flood protections.
With @floodlightnews.org + @theguardian.com:
The coastal community of Edgemere, Queens was among the hardest-hit during Superstorm Sandy. A decade later, residents still wait for promised flood protections.
With @floodlightnews.org + @theguardian.com:
In Pine Bluff, Arkansas, leaders rezoned land and offered free property to lure an EV plant that was supposed to bring thousands of jobs.
Today, the site sits empty, and locals say they haven’t heard from the company in months.
Today, the site sits empty, and locals say they haven’t heard from the company in months.
A startup promised 45,000 EV jobs to struggling towns. They’re still waiting.
Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions—and no jobs.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
In Pine Bluff, Arkansas, leaders rezoned land and offered free property to lure an EV plant that was supposed to bring thousands of jobs.
Today, the site sits empty, and locals say they haven’t heard from the company in months.
Today, the site sits empty, and locals say they haven’t heard from the company in months.
New York City promised to shield Edgemere from future storms after Sandy. More than a decade later, residents say little has changed.
Floodlight went to Queens to hear what it’s like to live with rising seas and broken promises: “We’re the forgotten. We are the forgotten here.”
Floodlight went to Queens to hear what it’s like to live with rising seas and broken promises: “We’re the forgotten. We are the forgotten here.”
Inside New York City's Forgotten Coast
The working class community of Edgemere is among New York City's most flood prone neighborhoods but a decade after officials promised to cut flood risks in the long neglected neighborhood, critics…
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New York City promised to shield Edgemere from future storms after Sandy. More than a decade later, residents say little has changed.
Floodlight went to Queens to hear what it’s like to live with rising seas and broken promises: “We’re the forgotten. We are the forgotten here.”
Floodlight went to Queens to hear what it’s like to live with rising seas and broken promises: “We’re the forgotten. We are the forgotten here.”
Edgemere was one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods during Superstorm Sandy, with water rushing in from both the ocean and Jamaica Bay. Today, residents say the community is nearly as vulnerable as it was in 2012.
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‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind.
A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as vulnerable.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Edgemere was one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods during Superstorm Sandy, with water rushing in from both the ocean and Jamaica Bay. Today, residents say the community is nearly as vulnerable as it was in 2012.
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In cities like Detroit, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, redlined neighborhoods still have outdated infrastructure, aging homes, and unreliable service — making it hard to install solar, use EV chargers, or stay cool in a heatwave.
Redlining Shaped the Power Grid. Communities of Color Are Still Paying the Price.
The clean energy transition is moving forward, but the legacy of segregation leaves many urban neighborhoods locked out.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In cities like Detroit, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, redlined neighborhoods still have outdated infrastructure, aging homes, and unreliable service — making it hard to install solar, use EV chargers, or stay cool in a heatwave.
‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind.
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‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind.
A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as vulnerable.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind.
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A year-long investigation by Columbia Journalism Investigations and @documentedny.bsky.social, republished by Floodlight, analyzed nine million U.S. border records and found a striking pattern: migration to the U.S. is rising fastest from regions repeatedly hit by climate disasters.
Flooding and droughts drove them from their homes. Now they’re seeking a safe haven in New York
Data analysis found higher than average migration growth to the US from areas in Guatemala, Bangladesh and Senegal hit by repeated climate disasters.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A year-long investigation by Columbia Journalism Investigations and @documentedny.bsky.social, republished by Floodlight, analyzed nine million U.S. border records and found a striking pattern: migration to the U.S. is rising fastest from regions repeatedly hit by climate disasters.
Reducing food waste is one of the simplest, fastest ways to fight climate change — an “emergency brake” that can slash emissions right now, without waiting for new technology or complex fixes.
The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
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November 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Reducing food waste is one of the simplest, fastest ways to fight climate change — an “emergency brake” that can slash emissions right now, without waiting for new technology or complex fixes.
Troops are collapsing from heat exhaustion. Military bases are flooding. Planes can’t lift off in hotter air.
But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”
But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”
Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops
For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Troops are collapsing from heat exhaustion. Military bases are flooding. Planes can’t lift off in hotter air.
But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”
But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”
As Trump weakens clean air rules, Louisiana advocate Tish Taylor says petrochemical companies must do more to protect nearby communities.
“That's all we ask: That they be good neighbors, that they not kill us in the process of making billions of dollars and maybe pay some taxes.”
“That's all we ask: That they be good neighbors, that they not kill us in the process of making billions of dollars and maybe pay some taxes.”
Trump moves to boost greenhouse, toxic emissions in Gulf states
Expansions at five petrochemical plants in Texas and Louisiana could add the equivalent of more than 1 million cars’ worth of pollution, advocates say
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November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As Trump weakens clean air rules, Louisiana advocate Tish Taylor says petrochemical companies must do more to protect nearby communities.
“That's all we ask: That they be good neighbors, that they not kill us in the process of making billions of dollars and maybe pay some taxes.”
“That's all we ask: That they be good neighbors, that they not kill us in the process of making billions of dollars and maybe pay some taxes.”
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November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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We only send it twice a month — just our latest investigations and stories straight to your inbox.
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A 600-person town on the Texas coast is becoming a fossil fuel fenceline. Residents report toxic smells, dead wildlife, and health concerns as crude oil terminals expand around Ingleside on the Bay.
How Big Oil is ruining a small ‘slice of heaven’ town in Texas
Export terminals shipping nearly half of U.S. crude oil have formed around Ingleside on the Bay, turning the coastal town into an unlikely ‘fenceline’ community.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A 600-person town on the Texas coast is becoming a fossil fuel fenceline. Residents report toxic smells, dead wildlife, and health concerns as crude oil terminals expand around Ingleside on the Bay.
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1) Climate change will directly cause conflict (i.e., drought, starvation).
2) Climate change is a conflict multiplier - it makes conflicts arising from other causes worse.
3) Sea level rise is already impacting US naval bases and operations.
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2) Climate change is a conflict multiplier - it makes conflicts arising from other causes worse.
3) Sea level rise is already impacting US naval bases and operations.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam US troops
For decades, the military treated the climate crisis as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
1) Climate change will directly cause conflict (i.e., drought, starvation).
2) Climate change is a conflict multiplier - it makes conflicts arising from other causes worse.
3) Sea level rise is already impacting US naval bases and operations.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
2) Climate change is a conflict multiplier - it makes conflicts arising from other causes worse.
3) Sea level rise is already impacting US naval bases and operations.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hossain endured a decade of floods that battered his farmland in Bangladesh. When his daughter was born, he couldn’t afford the hospital bill. Months later, he left for the U.S. — one of many migrants fleeing places repeatedly hit by climate disasters.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hossain endured a decade of floods that battered his farmland in Bangladesh. When his daughter was born, he couldn’t afford the hospital bill. Months later, he left for the U.S. — one of many migrants fleeing places repeatedly hit by climate disasters.
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Nearly 1 in 10 children in the U.S. attends one of 12,000 schools within a mile of a chemical facility—disproportionately children of color in low-income areas. Under Trump’s new policies, these communities could see even more pollution, Floodlight reports:
As EPA pulls back, schoolchildren could face the steepest risks
Communities living and learning near petrochemical plants will face more pollution and less federal protection under Trump’s new policies.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Nearly 1 in 10 children in the U.S. attends one of 12,000 schools within a mile of a chemical facility—disproportionately children of color in low-income areas. Under Trump’s new policies, these communities could see even more pollution, Floodlight reports:
📚 What the Floodlight team is reading: A historic deal to slash cargo-ship pollution had support from 100+ nations.
Then the U.S. intervened with what diplomats say was an extraordinary pressure campaign to stop it, @nytimes.com reports:
Then the U.S. intervened with what diplomats say was an extraordinary pressure campaign to stop it, @nytimes.com reports:
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
Nations were poised to approve the first fee on pollution from ships. That’s when the Trump administration began the threats.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
📚 What the Floodlight team is reading: A historic deal to slash cargo-ship pollution had support from 100+ nations.
Then the U.S. intervened with what diplomats say was an extraordinary pressure campaign to stop it, @nytimes.com reports:
Then the U.S. intervened with what diplomats say was an extraordinary pressure campaign to stop it, @nytimes.com reports:
When food goes to waste, composting can lessen the harm—but it can’t erase it.
The land cleared to grow it, the water to irrigate it, and the fuel to ship it mean that by the time your fruit and veg hit the compost heap, most of their emissions are already baked in.
The land cleared to grow it, the water to irrigate it, and the fuel to ship it mean that by the time your fruit and veg hit the compost heap, most of their emissions are already baked in.
The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
floodlightnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
When food goes to waste, composting can lessen the harm—but it can’t erase it.
The land cleared to grow it, the water to irrigate it, and the fuel to ship it mean that by the time your fruit and veg hit the compost heap, most of their emissions are already baked in.
The land cleared to grow it, the water to irrigate it, and the fuel to ship it mean that by the time your fruit and veg hit the compost heap, most of their emissions are already baked in.
Trump’s LNG boom is swallowing Gulf Coast wetlands, despite outcry from local residents.
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
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“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
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November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Trump’s LNG boom is swallowing Gulf Coast wetlands, despite outcry from local residents.
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
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Sharp read on climate migration drawing people to New York in search of safety and shared community. Reading this I can't help but think about how our increasingly restrictive immigration policies will set off a ripple effect as climate refugees struggle to find a safe place to land.
Flooding and droughts drove them from their homes. Now they’re seeking a safe haven in New York
Data analysis found higher than average migration growth to the US from areas in Guatemala, Bangladesh and Senegal hit by repeated climate disasters.
floodlightnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Sharp read on climate migration drawing people to New York in search of safety and shared community. Reading this I can't help but think about how our increasingly restrictive immigration policies will set off a ripple effect as climate refugees struggle to find a safe place to land.
The Pentagon logged 2,800 heat-related illnesses among troops last year.
Its new policy: stop spending on climate and drop “climate change” from official missions.
Its new policy: stop spending on climate and drop “climate change” from official missions.
Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops
For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather.
floodlightnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Pentagon logged 2,800 heat-related illnesses among troops last year.
Its new policy: stop spending on climate and drop “climate change” from official missions.
Its new policy: stop spending on climate and drop “climate change” from official missions.
In one rural Arizona county, the ground has sunk four feet.
The reason?
Saudi-owned farms and investors are draining groundwater to grow cattle feed — and the state still has no limits on how much they can pump.
The reason?
Saudi-owned farms and investors are draining groundwater to grow cattle feed — and the state still has no limits on how much they can pump.
Saudi-owned corporate farms are draining Arizona’s desert dry
Arizona’s lax water laws let corporate farms pump unlimited groundwater to grow alfalfa for cattle overseas, even as local families spend their savings drilling new wells.
floodlightnews.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
In one rural Arizona county, the ground has sunk four feet.
The reason?
Saudi-owned farms and investors are draining groundwater to grow cattle feed — and the state still has no limits on how much they can pump.
The reason?
Saudi-owned farms and investors are draining groundwater to grow cattle feed — and the state still has no limits on how much they can pump.